i honestly think that blizz did a fairly good job with the hunter class, giving us lots of chances to escape the melee types & counter the caster types. i feel as though i am being challanged by the distance of melee and i feel that im getting better from the experiences i have gone through. lvl 1 all started with the s button when trying to get away, then relising that maby jumping & turning with a&d might be a better idea. then comes strafing with q&e after going through dueling melee. then last but not least keybinding. these were my thoughts about the hunter anyway and maby other hunters feel the same way about it.
and you should not use any keybinds to turn. use mouse. use either A&D or Q&E to strife and keybind the pair you dont strife with. well thats all i understood in your post anyways